Pile-cutting attachment for looms.



A. F. McOOLLUM.

PILE CUTTING ATTACHMENT FORILOOMS. APPLICATION FILED JAN. s1, 1912.

Patented. Jan, '7, 191B, 7

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A. P. MGGOLLUM.'

PILE'GUTTING ATTACHMENT FOR LOOMS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.31,1912.

19%9,1891B Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

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PILE CUTTING ATTACHMENT FOR LOOMS. 1

APPLICATION FILED Jul. 31, 1912 1,049,891 Patented Jan.7,1913.

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FILE CUTTING ATTACHMENT FOR LOOMS.

APPLICATION RILED JAN.31, 1912. LGQQBQ} Q 1 Patented Jan. 7, 1913 5 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

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PILE CUTTING ATTACHMENT FOR LOOMS.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN.31,1912.

Patented Jan. 7, 1918.

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I, I1, K335! I ALFRED F.

lliIcCGLLUI/l, OF BLOOMISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF THREE- 413E358 TO JAMES MAC-113E, 2D, OF BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

Be it known mat l, ALI-min F. MCCOLLUM, a citizen of the United States, residing in Blcomsburir. Columbia county, iennsvlva nia, have invented certain Improvements in Pile-Cutting Attachments tor Looms, of which the following is a specification.

invention 1'( utes to weaving and consists of a pile cutting uttzuhment for looms or the .eral type as shown in the United ta'tts patent granted to me on Sept. 16. 1e02, iv o. Tonsil".

The chief object of my invention is to construct a durable pile cutting attachment for rooms which will be oi simple construction and facilitate the manufacture of cutpile fabrics.

Another object that the pile after being cut by my improved cutting attachmentwill present an even surface and will be practically iiniq ed when taken from the loom.

Other and advantages will be brought out in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in. which if i res 'l and 1 show a plan view of suflim. to i lustrate my invention; jshmv front elevation view of the same with tne woven fabric removed. Fig. 13 is. a view similar to Figs. and 2 showing the movable parts in a dillerent :osition. Fig. l. perspective view of a oi my invention. Fig. 5, is a View 1 iowing certain of the mova diii'erent position. Fig. (5, is sectional view taken on the line and slanting a guide frame a sectional view (3. S, is a on the line c--c Fig. 6. ectional view taken on g the etlect of I-; upon a fabric. Fig.

"no pm cieut ot' a it non of in ini :l view taken Specincation 01 Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 7, 1913..

Application riled January 31, 1912. Serial No. 674,441.

- T0 (/7! wile/2' 5/ mm, mince/"n Referring to the drawings, 1 is the loom frame which forms the support for the breastbeam 2 and breast roller 3 and pile forming warps 4:, when out in a manner hereinafter described, cooperate to form the finished fabric as shown at 5. The frame 1 has an extension 6 which forms a support for a slide 7 and a wire switch. 8. The slide 7 is adapted to move back and forth along the extension 6 and is provided with mechanism for actuating pile wires 9 in the usual manher of pile wire weaving. In the present instance the slide 7 receives its motion from a crank shaft 10, crank 11, link 12, bell crank lever 13, and a connecting rod 14:. The bell. crank lever 13 is pivoted at 13 at a point below the shaft 10, in order to give the slide 7 a rapid forward movementto insert the pile wires between the successive sheds of the warp; and-a sloW rearward movement to remove the pile wires after the fabric has been woven and cut.

The foregoing elements are of usual construction, and I do notclaim them as a part of my invention.

Mounted upon one side of the frame 1, is a guide frame 15, which is grooved at 16 and 17 to form guideways; the portion of the frame having the groove 17 is pivoted at 18 and is held in its normal position (see through which passes a clamp screw 21. V A slidable block 22 has wedge-shaped extensions "23 and 24, which extend into the grooves 17 and 16 respectively, so that the said block is free to slide in directions paral lel with the grooves 1'? and 16. The second frame 2:3 is mounted on the opposite side the frame 1 and is grooved at. 26 and 27 to form guideways; a portion of the frame having the groove 2? is pivoted at 28 and is held in its normal position (see Figs. 4 and 5) by a clasp 29 having a slot. 30 through Fig. 6) by a clasp 19 having a slot 20 which passes a clamp screw 31. A slidable which run at; an inc-lino to the horizontal, as clearly shown in i ig. (5. Two triction plates it) and 11 an the aperture and are cut away at So as to prevent them from slipping out of the aperture 35. A flanged conun'essiou spring 1:3 acts upon the friction plate i0 and tends to move the latte away from the face 35. Two screw bolts 4.4 and 4-5 are mounted within the block 322 and serve to bear upon and to move the friction piate +11 away from the iace 3T; iock nuts 21-6 and tT mounted on. the screw portion of the bolts serve to keep the said bolts in the desired positions.

The block 32 is provided with an aperture 18; said aperture having; two opposite faces and. 50 which run at a slight incline to the verticai, and two opposite faces 51. and 52 which run at an inciine to the horizontal, as clearly shown in. F 1; and Two friction plates'fil and span the apertures 48 and are cut away at so as to prevent them fl'ODHSliPPiDQ; out of the apertinre 4:5 A flanged compression spring :36 Fig. 4t acs upon. the friction plate 53 and tends to move the latter away from the fie 49. Two screw bolts and 58 are mounted within the blocks and serve to bear upon and move the friction plate away from the face 19; incl; nuts 59 and 60 mounted on the screw pr -tion of the bolts sewing to lrcep the said. bolts in the lesired positions.

61 is slidably superimposed upon "4 and the bars in this state pass bethe friction plate 10 and 11, and and the faces 38, and 51, 52 ot' the and 32 respectively and 502111 a knife carrier as clearly shown in Figs. 2, 4t, and 6, and are thus slidably suspended above the sur'hice of the pile warps 4-.

The connn'ession springs -13 and :36 are preferably made of a curved strip steel as sl'iown in Fig. 6 so that their ends press against the upper and lower portion oi? the friction plates.

A plurality o3! pile cutting knives (33 are pivoted on studs 6 which. project from the bar The blades 63 have hooked ends (55, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, and are slotted at. 66. The bar 61 has a plin'ality of slots (37 ti'ierein, one for each knife (33. A stud 68 is adiustably mounted within each slot 67, and passes through the slot 66 of the respective knife (53. A pin 69 extends through each stud 61- adjaccnt the outer end; and the spring 70 bears between each pin and the knite to keep the latter in 'irict'ional con-- tact with the bar (32; by having a knife edge hooker"! in this manner the same will when in an operative position cut at an incline to the line of travel. which will be more fully explained hereinafter.

The pile wires 9, 315L131 h ing inserted within the lGSpECilVQ sheds of he pile warp and bound in by the closing of said sheds i will lie directly below the bars 61. and 62 as clearly shown in Figs. 9, 11, 12, and 18. The pile wires 9 which are in the present instance shown U-shaped in cross sections, tend to lean in a direction toward the breast beam in actual practice; this due to the beat-up action of the lay and it cut by ver tical knives. directly in the middle of the groove produce a pile which is higher on one edge of the cut than on the other. By having the faces 3; and S7, and 49 and 50 of the blocks and respectively at a slight angle to the vertical and to the faces 38 and 39, and 51 and 52, the bars 01 and 62 and the knives tl'iereon will tend to lean in. a manner clearly shown in Fi s. 6, 11, 19 and which substantially equal to the tilt of the pile wires 9 caused by the beat up of the lay. Thus with this latter construction it will be understood that when the cutting edges of the knives are lowered into the groove of the wires as hereinafter more fully explained, the said cutting edges will be sulntantially parallel. with and equidis taut from the wire and will cut an even pile (see Figs. 9 and 11).

Plates 71 are provided with slots 72 and guard shoes 73, these plates 71 are placed between certain of the knives 63 and are attached. to the bar 62 by bolts 74: passi 1g through the slots 1'2. The shoes 73 are arranged, clearly shown in 12 and serve to protect the cutting edges of the knives- 63, in case the pile wires 9 should. spring out of their prescriln-zd path during their withdrawal. Any number of its guards may be used, two being shown in the drawing Gages 75 comprising rollers or disks 76 and fingers 77 and 7" are adjustably con nected to the bar 62 by bolts 78 passing; through. slots T9 of the said fingers and central-bores in the disks 76. A compression spring 80 having a flanged end 81 is nionnh ed between the frame 15 and the block 22 and trnds to move the block 22 and consequently the bars (51 and 62 in a direction indicated by the arrows in Fi 1. and (3. A 'ani bar 82 is secured by bolts 83 and S 1- or other means to the side of the loom frame 1, and adjacent the guide frame 2.1; the cam bar 82 has a portion 85 which may be substantially parallel with the pile wires 9 when the latter are bound within the italu-ic. and a portion S6 which runs at an angle from the portion 83 towardv the breast roller as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

Attached to the bar 62 by one of the bolts 78 is a. spring 8? which has its free end flanged at S8 to form a shoe which is slidable on the rain bar 82 as clearly shown in Figs. and

. connecting: rod 89 com irising a thread-- ed stem 90 and a head 91 into which the threaded stein extends, is pivoted. at 92 to the end of the bar 01, and provided with a lock nut 93; th latter serving to lock the stem 90 to the head 91 after adjustment. The head 91 is provided with an elongated opening or slot 9 1 having a passage 95 leading thereto. Mounted on the side of the frame 1 adjacent the connectiog rod 89 is a bracket 96 having a bolt or pin 97 which forms a pivotfor a lever 98; the latter having two arms J9 and 100. Secured to the free end of the arm 100 is a projection or pin 101 adapted to pass through the passage 95 and operate within the slot A link 102 is pivotably connected at the free end of the arm 99 and to a pin 103 adjustabl v connected to the crank 11. The link 102 in the present. instance is made in two sections 104: and 105 adjustably screwed together by a nut. 106. A slide 107 is adjustahl r screwed to the end of the bar 62 by set screw 10% and forms a stop for the bar 61, in a manner hereinafter described.

The operation is as follows: The wires 9 having been inserted and interwoven as shown in several views of drawing, the connect ng rod 89 is lowered from the position shown in Fig. 2* in dot and dash lines to the position shown in full lines in the same figure, so that the pin 101 will engage the slot 9 1. The crank 11 having a rotary motion will impart a rocking motion to the lever 98 which in turn will impart a reciprocable motion. to the bar 61, the length of the slot 9% will allow the bar 61 to remain idle during a portion of the movement of the said lever 98, as it is obvious that as the pin 101 is moving from one end of the slot to the other, there will be no motion imparted to tne said bar 61, the reason for this feature of my invention will he more fully discussed hereinafter. The first part of the movement of thehar 61 in the direction of the arrow indicated in 3, which direction hereinafter will he termed forward movement, will cause the knife edges of the blades to desrcnd into the groove of one of the wires as ole-oi u shown in Figs. 9, 10, and 11, owing to the fact that the pins 68 tend to rock lrnives 0 "com the normal position to that shown in l" ihe friction exerted by the plates ell 53 and 5% upon the bars -61 and 62is snil'ioirnt to prevent the movement of the said in movement of me b that t is obvious tie-nary and t ribed, so no pins 61 remain sta- 1'38 press against the in the knives 5, that no moved into substantial vertical p ns, and allow their cutting edges to ext i into the grooves of the wires described alirove. The slide 10? is preferably so placed upon the bar 62 that as soon as the cutting edges 55 the blades 63 are in sides or their nrooer position within the move of ascribed alinement.

wire 9, the end a of the bar 61 will abut the said slice l0? and a continued forward movement of the. lever 98 will move both the bars 61 and (32 forward, and as the pile warps 4: bridge the grooves of the pile wires 9, the same will be out by the knife edges 05 as clearly shown in Fig. 1 preferably adjust the wire inserting and withdrawing mechanism, which latter may be of any well known type, so that at least two wires remain within the cut portion of the fabric while the third wire is being out, and by so doing, I am able to form a gage for the proper positioning of the blades 65, as the fingers 7 7 and 77 are adapted to slide along the outside face of the first wire as clearly shown in Fig. 13, while the blades 68 are moving within the third wire shown in Fig. 11. The rollers or disks T6 tend to keep the fabric and wires level and also to keep he wires 9 from springing out of their pre- If it would be desired to cut on any other wire than the third as shown in the drawings the fingers 77 and 77 could be adjusted toward or from the bar 62 as desired. After the bars Gland 62 have finished their forward movement din-1 ing which time they have received a bodily movement toward the breast roll, due to the take up of the finished fabric, the lever 98 will start moving in the direction "as shown by the arrow in Fig. 3 but, as the pin 101 has to rav l the length of the slot 94, there will be no rearward motion imparted to the bar 61 until the slide 7 will. have time to withdraw the first wire to apoint clear of the guiding means. Thus it will be seen t-hatfiwhen the slide '4' starts to withdraw the first wire the spring pressed shoe 88 is resting against the portion of the cam bar 82 so that the finger 7'? will exert very little friction against the first wire while the latter is being withdrawn. This construction and arrangement of the cam bar 82 and the spring-pressed shoe 88 has the advantage of preventing an undue amount of friction from being exerted upon the finger 77 after the end of a. wire has been moved past the finger 7?; thereby preventing the rapid wearing of the wires which would cause an uneven pile and change the alinement of the wires blades. After the first wire has been withdrawn to a point clear of the guidirg means as men tioncd above the pin 101 will have moved to the end of the slot 0% and will the'n move the connecting rod and the bar in the direction indicated by the arrow in 3,. which direction will hereinafter be termed rearward motion. During the irst part of the rearward motion, the friction e: erted by the plates 10, il, 53 and 54s is also suliicient to prevent movement of the bar 62, so that again it is obvious that as the pins 64 remain stationary and the move rearwardly the blades 63 will be rocked so as to raise their cutting edges ('35 out of the groove of the respective pile wire 9 as shown in Fig. l. tl hen the liar 61 has mored rearwardl until the sl'ionlder G1 tl'iercon abuts the shoulder t" of the bar 62, a continued motion of the lower 98 will move both bars hi and so that the springnressed shoe 88 will ride on the cam bar 852 toward the high portion 85. and thereby force the linger T7 into contact with the outer face of the first wire 5). The spring 80 which contacts with the block 22 tends to move the finger 7? also into engagement with the next wire. dilhus the rearward inoi'eincnt of the bars (it and "5:3 together with the action of the s nking SO and the spring pressed shoe and cam bar 82, tend to move the kn ires in the direction opposite to the take up after each first wire is withdrawn and into contact with the first of the wires remaining in the fabric. By this arrangeim-nt the fabric surface is not marred or nursed as the pressure of the lingers Ti' and 7'? against the next wire gradual owing to the gradual angle of the cam l ill' 32. and the knives are alw s in the proper po ition to enter the grooves of the re pective wires. 7

The guard shoes 7 which are SllpPOYl'Otl by the bar 62 l'ietween the knives act to l'JltBVtf-Ht the end of a wire, during its witln di'awal. from rising out of its prescribed path and injuring the knives.

By having one side of the fran'ics 15 and pivoted. the. said side can be readily removed to expose the blocks :22 and the latter together with the bars 1 and 62 being bodily removable. Rt varied amount of pressure can be exerted upon the plates 40, 4 5 and Si by adjusting the bolts 44-, 4-5, 37 and 58, to increase the amount of friction on the bars 1 and (32. Also the bars 1 and (is may receive a greater or loss tilt by adjusting? the said bolts. This hitter can be done without varying the eonsta" t pressure on the bars 31 and (i2 owing to the fact that the SpllUQ'S l3 and St? will rock on the inner surface of the blocks 22 and 39.

ll'hihl have shown means for imizlining the l irs til and (32, it will be mulerstood that other and equivalent constructions an be used. for example. by inclining the 'ilates themselves or by bending the cutting end of the knives so that they will enter the grooves of the wires parallel to the sides thereon. Two instances of these coxextractions are shown in Fig. l5 and it By moving the knife ha rs with a positive action controlled by the crank shaft. the loom can be run execptionally .t'ast without ar-ring or breaking the knives and the cutting edges of the knives will air be within the grooves of the wir l'ic'lore the fast bodily movei'nent of the linne bars.

In Fig. 17, l have shown the blade pivoted to the bar 61 and slotted to be engaged by a. pin 109 projecting from the lower bar 62. By having this construction, instead of having a direct pivotal action .of the blade, the latter has a movement which is a combination of pivotal and raising and lmvcring movement and is particularly useful when cutting yarn of a delicate or soft texture. Also by having the cutting edge of the blade shaped as shown at 110 in Fig. 18, l attain a cutting surface which is large and free of projections. This form of blade is particularl useful to cut pliable or other yarn which would tend to resist the direct upward movement of the cutting surface.

I claim 1. The combination in a. loom for weaving pile fabrics of the pile wire; means for ii .crting and withdrawing the pile wire; a knirecarrier; a knife mounted on the carrier and movable adjacent the pile wire to cut the pile warp; means carried by a knifecarrier and engaging the pile wire after the pile thereon has been cut to guide the movement of the knife.

2. The. combination, in a pile cutting mechanism for looms of the pile wire; a knife carrier; knives for cutting the pile and mounted on the carrier; lmife-gniding means carried by the knife carrier; means for pressing the guiding means in contact with the pile wire; means for decreasing the intensity of the pressure of the guiding means against the pile wire before the latter is withdrawn; and means for increasing the intensity of the pressure. against the wire.

3. The combination in a loom for weaving pile fabrics of pile wire; means for insorting and withdrawing the pile wire; a l-:i"iife-c:'irric1'; a knife mounted on the carrier and movable adjacent the pile wire to cut the pile warp; means for tilting the knife with respect to the tilt of the wire caused by the boat-up of the fabric.

"he combination in a loom for weaving pile fabrics of a. pile wire; said pile wire ha ving a groove forn'ied therein; means for inserting and withdrawing the pile wire; a knife-warrior; a knife mounted on the carrier and movable within the said groove of the 'iilewire to cut the pile warp; means for tilting the knife with respect to the tilt of the wire caused by the. beat-up of the fabric.

5. The combination in a loom for weavin; pile fabrics of the pile wire; means for inserting and withdrawing the pile wire; a lmi'te-carrier; a knife mounted on the carrier and movable adjacent the pile wireto cut the pile warp; and a knife guard mounted above LllQ pile wire.

(3. The combination, mechanism for looms knives for cutting in a pile cutting of the pile wire; he pile; guiding means manner for the knives; means for moving and pressing the guiding means in contact with the pile Wire; and means for decreasing the intensity of the pressure of the guiding means against the pile wire before the latter is withdrawn.

7. The combination in a loom for weaving pile fabrics of the pile wire; means for inserting and withdrawing the pile wire; a

1n knife-carrier; a knife mounted on the carrier and movable adjacent the pile wire to cut the pile warp; means for grinding the knife and operable against the wire; means for moving the knife-carrier said latter means providing for a dwell of the said knife-carrier until the free end of the wire is withdrawn to a point beyond said knifeguiding means.

8. The combination, in a loom for weaving pile fabrics, of the pile wire; means for inserting and withdrawing the pile wire; a knife carrier; guiding means carried by the knife carrier; means for moving and pressing the guiding means in contact with the pile wire; means for decreasing the intensity of the pr ssure of the guiding means against the pile wire before the latter is withdrawn; and means for moving the knife carrier and causing a dwell of the latter while the guiding means is under the control of the said pressure decreasing means and during the withdrawal of each wire until the latter has been withdrawn to a point clear of the guiding means.

85 9. The combination in a loom for weaving pile fabrics of the pile wire; means f r inserting and withdrawing the pile wire; a knife-carrier; a knife mounted on the carrier; a connecting-rod connected to the carrier and having a slot therein; adjustment means for increasing or diminishing the length of said connecting-rod; a reciprocable lever; a pin on the lever, and operable in the said slot. l

10. The combination in a loom for weaving pile fabrics of the pile wire; means for inserting and withdrawing the pile wire; a knife mounted on the carrier; a connecting rod connected to the knife-carrier and hav- 59 ing a slot therein; a pivoted lever; a pin on the lever and engaging the said. slot; crank shaft; a crank arm on the crank shaft; and a link connecting the crank arm with the lever.

11. The combination in a loom for weava pin on the lever and engaglu the said slot: and a link connecting t n with the latter lever.

12. The combination, in a loom for weavng pile fabrics, of the pile wire; means for 7,0 inserting and withdrawing the pile wire; a pile-cutting linit'e carrier; knife-guiding means movable with the knife carrier and against the pile wire; a cam having a high and low portion: a spriir ,ressed shoe se- 7 cured to the knit'e carrier and operable against the saidcain; means for moving the knife carrier, said movement of the knife carrier operating to cut the pile warp and to move the spring-pressed shoe onto the low 0 and high portion of the cam to respectively decrease the intensity of the pressure of the guiding means against each pile wire as the latter being withdrawn and to re-aline the guiding means against the next pile 35 wire; said means for moving the knife carrier being operable to cause a 'dwell of the knife-guiding means while the spring pressed shoe is on the low portion of the cam. 9o

12-3. The combination, in a loom tor weaving pile fabrics, of the pile wire; means for inserting and w 'lltllfilWlilg; the pile wire; a pile-cutting knife carrier; knife-guiding means mova )le with the ku'fc carrier and 9 against the pile wire; cam having a high and low portion; a s; n'in5g'-presscd shoe secured to the knife carrier and operable against the said cam; means tor moving the knife carrier said movement of the knii e carrier o 'ierating to cut the pile warp and to move the springn- Vcd shoe nto the low and high portion o rho can: to respectively decrease the inter of the pressure oi the guiding means agiinst each pile wire as the latter is being withdrawn and to realine the guiding means against the next pile wi e: said means for moving the knife carrier including a connecting rod attached to the knife carrier and having slot and thereon ct; said sin having a movement of? s the length of said slot.

is. The combinatioi in for weaving pile fabrics, oi wire; means for inserting and v. hciawing'toe pile pile-cutting kn' means movable w against the pile wit". and low porti cured to the knits carrier said carrier operating to on to move the spring-press a low and high portion of the run to respec 'tively decrease inteusi the pressure he guiding me iinst each pile wire as the la ter is rewnand to reattached to the knife carrier and having an elongated slot, and a reciprocahle lever having a pin thereon and movable Within the said slot, said pm having a movement '01 greater length than the length 01 the said.

slot, said comiecting rocl having a second slot leading; to the first slot and forming an entrance passage for the saitl pin to the said first slot.

15. The combination, in a loom for Ween ing pile fabrics, of the pile Wire; a knife for cutting the pile; knifegiiitling means opera hie against the pile Wire; and means for varying the intensity of the pressure of the said knife-guiding means against the said Wire, said pressure ai'yihg means be ing inclcpentlent of the take up of the fabric.

16. The combination, in a pile cutting attaclnnent for looms, of an auxiliary :tfraine mounted on each. side of the main fife me of the loom, each of said auxiliary trainee heving the inner surfaces of two opposite sections groorecl; the ripper section'o'f each :"rarne being pivoted to the body of its spcctive frame; means for locking; said. pivot-eel sections to the hotly ot the fraireiag bloclte having extensions operatin with the grooves: of the respec frames so as to be Slififlllle therein, each 01 enicl blocks having an aperture tin-med therein; friet' 2n plates adapted to slide within said. aper tures; hare slidahly supported within said apertures and between eaiel friction plates; means operable on the :lriction plate to cause a constant frictional pre ire oh the hare; means; operable 0e. .eairl plates to increase or ilimini h the friction on said hare; :i p

rality knives pirotall Sltppm'tflt on we of said bare: amt means for moving the other of SzUCi bars to lower and T752158 the lfillTQS into and out of contact with the pile threads and to reciprocate the .ln1i.sc-s.-mihg bar.

17. The combination. in e techment. for looms, oi an the loom. each of said auxilia ing the inner surfaces of the u I eel lower sections grooved; one of saic sections being pivoted to the booty ot the frame; more is It locking said. pivoted sections to l e hoeiy of the frame; hlocli's having eriteions operating With the grooves of the Ti pe 0 frames so as to he slidahie thciem each of said blocks having an apertue forrraed th re in; friction letes mlajjitetl to elicle Wi said apertiir bars sliclehly supported Within Sfiit'l apertures and he? sci-(l tric tion plates; springs operable on r the friction plates to cause coneteii tional pressure on the me: on saitl plates to increase or dire supported, on one of said hers; e11 :tor IllUYiLg' the other of oars and raise the knives into and out of en gagemcnt with the lo threads Li to reciprocate the said hmteeeupportihg her.

18. The combination. in a loom for Weaving pile fabrics of a plurality of knives; means for supporting the knives above "th pile WHIPS; a. ice of piic Wires, each. 0"

said pile Wires having a groove terrace therein; means for inserting withil iiig the pile wires; means for mowig cutting crimes of the hni iv'iilil'lti c grooves of the pile Wires to out toe pile 0G Warp; means for tilting the said knives to degree correepiiending with the, of the pile wires :ausetl by the beet up of 1a.

19. The combination in a pile cutting;

mechanism for looms. of an aui'i iziry frame mounted on each. side ot the main. .tmme oi the loom, the i ,i. of two opposite sections of arch auhiiiary frame having grooves therein, one of said sections of each :tram'e being pivoted to the hotly portion of no its respective fran'ie; means "For lOitiiIl pivoted .etrons; blocks ring 4.

11 Lil 5,1319%, ca an. aperture .tci sm'taccs oi? the ilCilDQ to the ilCill-QOIli 1 i. .n. pl? .es; e i aiihiog of each aperture; tr-Jo ha coincident withv certain of J;- surfaces anti 'i11o' bet .4 plates oi? r upon. certa a constant plmralitr f l one out :sairl he. ouhtm or. ii said here; TH'OJG Lie and (3130 for mov 1. i "Y .1 to. the pile whip ar it i HUltLUHJUZ her :1 11d co The c n iahrhe Que pile i 1e above knives pivoted on the upper bar, each of said knives having a slot adjacent the lower bar; and a plurality of projections on the lower bar and engaging the slots of respective knives. i

22. The combination'in a loom for weaving pile fabrics of a plurality of knives; a series of pile wires, eachof said pile wires having a groove formed therein; means for inserting and withdrawing the pile wires; means for keeping the wires in a prescribed path while they are being withdrawn; means for m ving the knives adjacent the grooves to cut the pile warp; and means for tilting the cutting edges of the knives to agree with the tilt ofthe wire caused by the beat up of the lay.

The combination in a loom for weaving pile fabrics of a plurality of knives; a series of pile wires, each of said pile wires having a groove formed therein; means for moving the knives into the grooves of the wire to cut the pile warp; a carrier for the knives; means attached to the knife-carrier and adapted to engage a pile wire after the pile thereon has been cut to guide the movement of the knives in the groove of another wire.

The combination in a loom for weaving pile fabrics of a plurality of knives; a

series of pile wires, each of said pile wires having a groove formed therein; means for inserting and withdrawing the pile wires; means for keeping the wires in a prescribed path while they are being withdrawn; means for moving the knives adjacent the grooves to cut the pile warp; means for A keeping the pile wire from rising during and after the cutting of the pile warp.

2-5. The combination in a loom for weaving pile fabrics of a plurality of knives; a series of pile wires, each of said Wires having a groove formed therein; a carrier for the knives; means for moving the carrier; means attached to the carrier for guiding said lniives in the grooves of said wire; a cam; a spring-pressed shoe carried by the lmife-carrier and operable on said cam to move the knife-carrier in a direction opposite to the take up,

26. The combination, in a loomfor weaving pile fabrics of the pile wire; a knife carrier; a plurality of knives on the knife carrier; knifesguiding means on the carrier andoperable against the pile wire; and

means for varying the intensity of the pres- 'mounted on each side of the main frame of the loom, the inner surfaces of two opposite sections of each auxiliary frame having guideways, one of'said sections of each frame being pivoted to the body portion of its respective frame; means for locking the pivoted section; blocks having extensions cooperating with the guideways of the respective frames, each of said blocks having an aperture formed therein, the bound surfaces of the said apertures being at an incline to the plane of passage of the woven fabric; two slidable friction plates spanning the inclined surfaces of each aperture; two bars having surfaces coincident with certain of the said incline surfaces and passing between the friction plates of respective blocks; means operable upon certain of the friction plates to form a constantfriction between the said plates and the bars; means for increasing or diminishing the intensity of the friction exerted by the platesupon. the said bars; a plurality of knives movably supported from one of said bars; and means for moving one of the said bars independently of t-he'other bar and against the action of the friction plates to lower and raise the cutting edges of the knives into and out .of contact with-the pile warp and for reciprocating both bars simul-.

taneously to move the cutting edges of the knives to cut the pile threads.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses ALFRED F. MCCOLLUM.

Witnesses:

AUGUSTUS, B. Corrns W'M. A. BARR. 

